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AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE
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File Behavior
AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This process creates other processes on disk
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates new folders on the system
- Creates or uses a background service to access the Internet using HTTP protocols
- Injects code into other processes
- Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
- The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Created as a new Background Service on the machine
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Executed by Internet Explorer
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
Country Of Origin
The filename AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE was first seen on Nov 10 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- Spain on Nov 10 2008
- Ukraine on Nov 10 2008
- Italy on Dec 14 2008
- Canada on Jul 31 2009
- Kazakhstan on Dec 28 2009
- Sri Lanka on Dec 28 2009
File Name Aliases
AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE can also use the following file names:
- AMMYY_ADMIN (n).EXE
- SUPPORTTOOL.EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN(n).EXE
- AMMYYADMIN.EXE
- ADMIN.EXE
- AMMYY[n].EXE
- CENTRALVET.EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN[1].EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN (1).EXE
- CONNECT[1].EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN(1).EXE
- REMOTE.EXE
- AMMYY_SUPORTEREMOTO.EXE
- AMMYY ADMIN.EXE
- ERDEMLERUZAK (1).EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN[n].EXE
- AMMYY.EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN2_10.EXE
- SUPPORTTOOL[1].EXE
- ERDEMLERUZAK.EXE
- REMOTE_SUPPORT(1).EXE
- REMOTE_SUPPORT.EXE
- ASSISTENZA.EXE
- SOPORTE2.EXE
- AMMY.EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN_2.EXE
- CONNESSIONE REMOTA.EXE
- SCHOSTS.EXE
- RMGSC.EXE
- AMMY ADMIN.EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN2.EXE
- ASSISTENZAREMOTA.EXE
- REMOTE HELP.EXE
- ASISTENZA AMBIT.EXE
- DJOKO.EXE
- AMMYY_ADMIN-REMOTE.EXE
- ASSISTENZA3.EXE
- TW[1].EXE
- AM.EXE
- AA.EXE
- 16460_AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE
- SP9CEIBO.EXE.PART
- 52528466.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 667,344 bytes
- 561,064 bytes
- 655,000 bytes
- 131,072 bytes
- 147,456 bytes
File Type
The filename AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Creates c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\ammyy\settings.bi
- Deletes c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\ammyy\settings.bin
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Website Activity
One or more files with the name AMMYY_ADMIN.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Remote server connection to rl .ammyy .co
- Port 80 IP:174.132.104.162
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